The government has hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners by three per cent. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to release an additional instalment of DA and DR. The new rates are effective from January 1,…
The Sun, which is becoming increasingly active as its new solar cycle becomes more and more violent, exploded a Coronal Mass Ejection that is headed towards Earth. The Center of Excellence in Space Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, estimates that a massive surge of energy and…
Nearly 16 years after it was declared unfit to be a planet, it seems Pluto still has the power to pull us back into the mysteries it’s hiding on the surface. A new study now hints at mysterious volcanoes of ice being spotted on the surface, the likes of which are not seen anywhere else in the solar system. Led by…
Royals Challengers Bangalore will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their second match in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) at the DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday. The Knight Riders hold two titles under their belt in the tournament, while RCB is yet to win an IPL trophy. However, both teams have both produced some of…
Kane Williamson became the second captain after Rohit Sharma in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 to be fined for slow over-rate. The SunRisers Hyderabad captain was fined Rs 12 lakh as the 2016 Champions failed to complete their quota of overs in the specified time limit during a 61-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals…
The OnePlus 9 Pro is available on Amazon for less than Rs 60,000 in India, just one day ahead of the OnePlus 10 Pro launch. The flagship device was launched last year with a starting price of Rs 64,999 and is now on sale for Rs 59,999. There is also a Rs 10,000 instant discount offer on Citi bank cards, which…
India is on its road to becoming a cashless economy. A year of demonetisation pushed people to opt for the cashless transaction and the two years of pandemic played a catalyst in this. Until now, the UPI payments could only be done from a smartphone, and people owning feature phones would still have to go for cash…
India’s central bank may have to pay a bigger price for ignoring inflation by tightening interest rates much more aggressively later, like the Federal Reserve is doing now, according to the nation’s largest asset manager. “If you don’t normalize gradually and preemptively, you may be in a situation down the…
The income tax return (ITR) filing last date is March 31, 2022 and non-filers may not get any income tax refund, if due. Apart from this, taxpayers who won’t file ITR, may be required to pay higher Tax Deducted at Source (TDS). “Not filing ITR can result in higher TDS next year. The last date to file ITR…
Bitcoin and most of the major cryptocurrencies were trading flat after a week of gains. While Bitcoin was hovering over $47,000-mark, the global cryptocurrency market was in the red. The second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum, was flat at $3,300-mark. Popular alt coins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu…